Subverting The Superpowers
Efraim Karsh's book on the creation of the modern Middle East is timely but overstates his case
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Why the West Can’t Do Business With Iran
Obama persists in trying to talk to a regime whose “sacred cause” is to replace a US-led world order with an Islamic one
The Barrister and the Bomb
Geoffrey Robertson's latest target is nuclear Iran. But his new book looks through the prism of "legal architectures" and so cannot offer real suggestions as to how to stop the Iranians get
Betrayed by Günter Grass
'I was fond of my father's old friend Günter Grass. I'd like to think he knew better'
ONLINE Only: Time to Stop Pawning the Palestinians
By hijacking the Palestinian cause, the non-Arab world has perpetuated the conflict for its own regional standing. The Arab world must reclaim it There was a time when it was accurate to
ONLINE Only: The Mavi Marmara Metaphor
The Gaza flotilla incident tells us much about the state of the alliance between Islamists and leftists in Europe
The Honorary Ottoman
Faith and Power: Religion and Politics in the Middle East by Bernard Lewis
We Have to be Ready For Anything
The forthcoming defence review must answer our need to be able to face unpredictable threats
Obama’s Fantasies
Barack Obama’s utopian daydreams lack moral courage, and are a gift to his enemies A year ago in Cairo, Barack Obama delivered an address promising a new era of wisdom and understanding in
ONLINE ONLY: A Green Light for the Opposition
As the anniversary of the Iranian revolution approaches, the opposition movement is gaining momentum
A Mad Call to Arms
As Middle East countries rush to acquire nuclear weapons, the Cold War stalemate will not apply in the region
Faces that Don’t Quite Fit
When it came to painting portraits, Constable struggled to emulate his mastery of landscape